The international community is making a collective effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to achieve carbon neutrality in order to reduce the risk of climate change. However, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its sixth assessment report in March of this year, warning that the existing reduction targets of each country are "extremely insufficient" and that major revisions to reduction targets are needed in order to achieve the goals stated in the Paris Agreement. In addition to climate change, there is also a wide range of nature-related risks that have become pressing issues, such as loss of biodiversity, depletion of natural resources, and marine pollution caused by plastic waste.

In order to do our part in solving these social issues, we have made environmental initiatives a priority management issue and are taking steps to strengthen the promotion of environmental management. Specifically, we are working to protect the environment and prevent global warming through measures that include installing LED lighting in our offices, purchasing green power certificates, complying with regulations such as the RoHS Directive and REACH regulation for chemical substances contained in our products, and donating to the National Land Afforestation Promotion Organization's "Green Fund". In our initiatives through business, we are working to create environmental value and economic value by strategically allocating management resources to the growth areas we have identified, such as renewable energy-related areas launched for decarbonization and electrification areas in the automobile industry, as stated in our Medium-Term Management Vision "Vision 2025."

In terms of quality control, we have established quality assurance departments in each region and formulated a quality assurance system to ensure that we provide our customers with high-quality products. For the launch of products, sales divisions, which are the contact point for customers, and quality assurance departments closely cooperate to establish an optimal supply chain from the stage where quotations are considered and provide products that offer the required quality. We strive to prevent quality problems through these initiatives.

Our employees in Japan and overseas will work together with the awareness of "environmental protection" and "quality first" to receive the evaluation from our customers that "Techno Associe can be entrusted with a sense of security" and we will contribute to the sustainable development of society as an environmentally friendly company trusted by society.